Seth was the only one at breakfast that morning. The others were all still passed out (Excluding Tex) and refused to get up. So, Seth munched on some toast, alone. Until Tex finally came out. She got her breakfast, and sat down in front of him.

"Morning Tex." He greeted her

"Mornin." He could tell she was still tired. They sat and ate, until Tex started to smile.

Seth didn't like when she smiled. When Tex smiled, bad things happened. She had smiled at a marine the other day. He was currently in the med bay, nursing his broken balls.

"How about we have a little match today?" She said, a little too sweetly.

"Ummm… how about. no?"

"And why not?!"

"Because I like my balls, Tex." They both laughed a little at this.

"Come on. It'll be fun!" She coaxed.

"Maybe for you!"

"Wuss"

"I'm not."

"Then let's have a match!" He sighed. This was a bad idea. There was no doubt Tex would crush him.

"O.k. fine."

"Well meet on the training room floor in five." She said, before getting up and leaving.

Seth also got up, and went to his room. He passed Wash on the way there.

"Morning Wash."

"Hey…." Wash trailed off, still fighting a hangover. "Where ya goin?" He asked, still slurring his words.

"Training,…with Tex." He grumbled.

"Dude, protect your nuts." Wash said, before he continued to stumble down the hall.

Seth walked into his room, and started putting his armor. Omicron had finally woken up, and they tried to come up with a plan. Tex was a badass. She WAS going to crush them. They were totally and completely fucked.

After his armor was on, he started for the training floor. He only made it a few feet though, when he was stopped by York.

"Hey Penn."

"Hey York"

"Where ya headed?" York asked him.

"I'm about to go and get by balls busted." He replied

"Tex?" Was York's only word.

"Yep."

"Well, if you can still walk, come meet the others in the mess hall." He told Seth.

They parted ways, and Seth came to the training floor. Tex was already there. He walked up to her.

"Okay, so what are we doing?" He asked.

"Free for all. It's kinda like lock down paint, but better."

"Ok." As he said this, two tables came up from the floor. They had every single weapon he could imagine on them. Tex picked up a magnum, an assault rifle, a BR, a rocket launcher, and some grenades.

Seth picked up two magnums, an assault rifle, and some grenades. He didn't need all that weight slowing him down. Tex walked to the other side of the room, as pillars rose from the floor. The round started.

"Om, track her on my HUD." A small dot appeared in his vision. "Only activate the shield when it's absolutely necessary." He told the AI.

Tex was trying to flank his left. He got ready for her to come around the corner. But she didn't. The tracking dot was still coming at him, but no Tex.

"Om, what happened how-"Seth was cut off by a fist smashing into his visor.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The other freelancers were all in the mess hall. Almost everyone was nursing a hangover.

"York, if you ever let me drink that much again, I'm going to kill you." Carolina growled, wincing as the words made her head throb. York simply smiled.

"Now where's the fun in that?" He asked her. She glared at him.

"Well, I had fun last night." North said.

"I did to." Wash piped up.

"Ok, I guess it wasn't all bad." Carolina admitted. They ate there breakfast, until Wyoming spoke.

"Would anyone happen to know where Penn is?" He asked.

"Yeah, he's training against Tex." Wash told him. Carolina stiffened at his words.

"What?!" She growl, whispered "Why didn't you tell me?!"She screamed at him, causing everyone to wince. Wash just put his head down. Carolina got up, and started to leave.
"C'mon, it's our day off!" York yelled at her. She just kept walking.

"I guess I should go after her, anyone wanna come?" All the freelancer got up, and followed York.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Damn, he had forgotten about her camo ability. The punch had thrown him into a pillar, and he landed on the ground. Tex raise her BR, and was about to finish it. Seth pushed, and rolled forward. He used his arms to vault forward, and kicked the gun out of her hands.

He stood up, and was instantly hit with multiple, quick punches. He stumbled back, as Tex drew her assault rifle. Seth activated his HUD, and the paint slowed down. He dodged, and ran at Tex. He managed to hit her a few times, before she recovered.

She countered, and was on the offensive again. She threw a barrage of punches that threatened to end the match. That was when Omicron activated the shield. Seth felt the hits stop. Tex was still punching, but none actually landed.

He side stepped a jab, and tried to attack her back. She whipped around, and the punch hit her square in the visor. She stepped back, and was dazed. Seth pulled one of his magnums, and pointed it at her. She bolted forward, and hit his hand, knocking the gun away.

She tried to hit his visor, but he dodged, and got behind her. He kicked her back, sending her forward, and on to the ground. She was about to get up, when a boot caught her side. She was flipped onto her back. Seth was standing over her, his other magnum raised. Then, she turned invisible.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Carolina barged onto the observation deck. She looked at the main console. The fight had been going for fifteen minutes. This amazed her; she had barely survived fifteen minutes against Tex. She shook it off, as the other freelancers entered the room.

"Is it still going?" York asked. North walked up to the control panel.

"Yep. For fifteen minutes and counting." He told them.

"So he's actually fighting Tex?" Wash asked.

"Yeah, what did you think was going on?" York asked.

"Well, I thought he would lose right away." Wash sheepishly said.

"I can't blame ya there." York replied.

On the floor, Seth wasn't doing so well. Tex had gone invisible, and he could find her. His HUD couldn't lock on to her while she was invisible.

"Om, activate heat sensors." Seth's visor changed, and he saw the red outline of Tex, right before she body slammed him.

He flew back, as the smaller frame hit him with a lot of force. His head slammed into a pillar, causing his vision to go blurry under his helmet. He tried to stand, and was wobbly. Tex landed heavy punches onto his helmet.

Seth couldn't defend. So Omicron activated the shield, but the damage was done. The hits had caused his head to start throbbing. Seth ignored it, and kept fighting. Tex couldn't touch him. She threw multiple punches, but she started to get tired after a relentless barrage of fists.

Using his HUD, combined with Tex slowing down, Seth caught her hands. This surprised even Tex. She tried to get free, but nothing worked. Seth was stronger up front, and his shield wouldn't let her break free.

On the observation deck, the freelancers were in awe.

"Did he just catch one of Tex's punches?!" York gasped.

"I didn't think that was physically possible!" Wash exclaimed.

"I'll admit, he's got skill." North added.

"It's just his armor." Carolina shot coldly.

"I'm not saying his armor isn't powerful, but he does have some skill." York said to her. Carolina didn't respond.

Seth had an idea.

"Om, reroute all armor power into the shields. Including HUD power." He told Omicron. His shield brightened, and Seth smiled.

"Alright, now direct all shield power onto my hands."

"Um, that might-" Omicron was cut off.

"I know what it's gonna do, and I'm counting on it." Seth didn't have much time, Tex would get free soon. He waited, until the shield around his body disappeared. Then electricity came out of his hands, and starting shocking Tex.

By putting all of his power into one, small area the power jumped out as electricity, to anything he touched. He could now throw "Electric" punches. Tex pulled her hands away, and jumped back. Seth smiled.

He charged her, and threw electric punches. Each time his fists made contact with her armor, Tex jumped back. Seth kept throwing punches, driving Tex back. It was looking good for him, until Omicron couldn't keep the power going.

Directing all of that power into one area was tiring, and Omicron had lost it. He logged off, too tired to go on. Seth no longer had his AI. Seth paused, as he realized this, and that was all Tex needed. She loaded up, and threw the strongest punch she could. It connected to his visor, with a loud CRACK!

Seth flew back and straight through a pillar. He stopped, as he head landed against the second. He fell to the floor. His headache became too much. It threatened to rip the inside of his head apart. He grabbed his head and screamed.

He finally succumbed the splitting in his head, as a red haze washed over him. He stopped screaming, and looked up, at Tex. His visor was cracked. He stood up and lost all sense of control. He forgot everything, except for crushing her. Beating the black figure to death.

He activated his shield, which put major strain on his body. He didn't care though, for he wasn't thinking straight. After he managed to keep his shield up, he attacked.

He threw punches faster than Tex could even react. He landed several strong hits, driving her back. She tried to attack, but Seth was too fast in his new state. He drove his armor and his body to the limit.

He just kept coming at her. She kept taking it, but she couldn't for much longer. He landed an uppercut the got Tex on the floor. Instead of shooting her with paint, and ending it, he kept hitting her. His vision blurred even more, as the effort to keep going was too much for his body. He convulsed, and his shield shut off.

He kept kicking and punching her though, but now he was vulnerable. She kicked his legs out from under him, and he fell. She quickly got up. She equipped her rocket launcher, as Seth was slowly starting to get up.

She ran up to him and uppercutted him with large weapon, shattering half of his visor. He flipped back, and looked up, straight into the barrel of a rocket launcher. Tex fired, covering him in paint. His vision went black, as one word echoed in his skull.

"Kill, kill, kill."